"I Wanna B with U" is a 1995 Eurodance song by German band Fun Factory, released on April 18, as the first single from their second album, Fun-Tastic. It peaked at number 11 in Germany, number 12 in Finland and number 18 in Austria. Additionally, it was a Top 30 hit in Iceland and reached number 59 on the Eurochart Hot 100 in July 1995. In the US, the song peaked at number 45 on the BillboardHot 100 and number 10 on the BillboardHot Dance Club Play. It remains one of their most successful songs and is also their biggest hit in the US.
Larry Flick from Billboard wrote that songs like "I Wanna B with U" "are dance music in its purest and celebratory form."[1] British magazine Music Week rated it four out of five, adding, "A reggae-flavoured, summery song with the oft-repeated title line providing a great hook. Certain to make radio playlists, with big sales to follow."[2]James Hamilton from the magazine's RM Dance Update deemed it a "plaintive girl chanted and gruff chaps rapped Euro reggae lurcher".[3]
Music video[]
The music video for "I Wanna B with U" was directed by Frank Paul Husmann-Labusga.[4] It features the band performing the song at a garden party.
Track listing[]
7" single, Germany
No.
Title
Length
1.
"I Wanna B with U" (On The Air Rap)
3:33
2.
"I Wanna B with U" (On The Air Vocal)
3:33
12", Germany
No.
Title
Length
1.
"I Wanna B with U" (B On The Floor Extended)
4:40
2.
"I Wanna B with U" (B In The Groove)
3:33
3.
"I Wanna B with U" (Sequential One Remix)
5:38
4.
"I Wanna B with U" (Mousse T's Old School)
4:16
CD single, US
No.
Title
Length
1.
"I Wanna B with U"
3:32
2.
"We Are the World"
4:08
CD maxi, Germany
No.
Title
Length
1.
"I Wanna B with U" (B On The Air Vocal)
3:33
2.
"I Wanna B with U" (B On The Air Rap)
3:33
3.
"I Wanna B with U" (B On The Floor Extended)
4:40
4.
"I Wanna B with U" (Mousse T's Old School)
4:16
5.
"Fun Factory's Kick" (Maxi Edit)
4:40
CD maxi (Remixes), Europe
No.
Title
Length
1.
"I Wanna B with U" (Homegirls International Remix)
5:38
2.
"I Wanna B with U" (Mousse T's House Dub Edit)
3:30
3.
"I Wanna B with U" (Sequential One Remix)
5:38
4.
"I Wanna B with U" (Simon Harris' Jamaican Stylee)
^Hamilton, James (2 September 1995). "Dj directory"(PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 11. Retrieved 12 May 2021.